Marine Science for Kids: Exploring and Protecting Our Watery World
BContents Foreword by Stephanie Arne host of Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom v Authors Notes vi Time Line viii Introduction What Is Marine Science xi 1 Getting to Know the Marine Environment 1 Bake a Cookie Earth 3 Build a Water Molecule Model 7 Discover Water Density 10 2 Coastal Communities 13 Make an Edible Coral Reef 16 Mold a Miniature Tide Pool 22 Promote a Coastal Community 26 3 Life in the Open Sea 29 Explore Marine Camouflage Part 1 Penguin Hide-and-Seek 40 Play the Lunch with Whales Game 44 Solve the Creature Mystery 46
BContents 4 Diving Deeper 49 Construct a Squid 55 Compose a Sea Monster Poem 57 Explore Marine Camouflage Part 2 Who Glows There 59 5 Rivers Streams Lakes and Ponds 67 Transform Salt Water into Freshwater 69 Fold an Origami Frog 72 Catch the Salmon Tag Game 75 6 Our Connected Earth 83 Clean Up an Oil Spill 92 Experiment with Ocean Acidification 97 Play Ecosystem Jenga 98 7 Making a Difference 101 Conduct Wildlife Research 107 Interview a Marine Scientist 114 Create Ocean Creature Art 116 Acknowledgments 119 Glossary 121 Resources 125 Selected Bibliography 127 Index 129
